DISQUS

forum poster · 11 months ago

what a freakin joke this is since the HOV lanes aren't enforced and people in Hummers and Yukons drive in them alone all the time.

morganlevy · 11 months ago

I initially thought the same thing, but TN has given out over 1400 tickets for HOV violations this year, which is up from previous years. And honestly, I'd rather have the cops pulling over people who are endangering my life on the road rather than HOV violators... though it sort of invalidates the idea if people don't obey.

I'm from Virginia and a lot of the HOV lanes there have entrance and exit ramps - they're separate center lanes with concrete barriers separating them from the regular traffic. They change direction with the time of day, and they have a higher speed limit. They're also easier to enforce, because people can't use the HOV lane as a passing lane when it's set up like that. Our HOV lanes in Nashville are just too tempting, I guess.

Paul Nicholson · 11 months ago

Stinks that my Diesel VW Golf (that gets better gas mileage than lots of hybrids and can run on easier to produce biodiesel) doesn't qualify.

morganlevy · 11 months ago

Agreed, it doesn't seem quite right that your car doesn't qualify.

Rachel · 11 months ago

Yay a new counterfeit market!

morganlevy · 11 months ago

This had me cracking up. So true!

rory419 · 9 months ago

I think that this is a ridiculous law. Why should the few, the proud and the elite hybrid owners get to drive in an HOV lane-meant for HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES-just because they own a hybrid vehicle?

Nick Fotopoulos · 3 months ago

I agree. Hybrids only get good fuel economy when city driving. On the expressway they get the same fuel economy as their non-hybrid counterparts.

Nick Fotopoulos · 3 months ago

According to the TN DOT there are only ~1,300 registered vehicles that qualify.